Table 2

Malariometric indices

Indicators (N = 3,023 participants)
n,
%
(95%CI)

History of fever in 48 hours
266
8.8
(4.8 ; 2.9)
Fever present
72
2.4
(1.2 ; 3.5)
Spleen rate
35
1.2
(0.0 ; 2.5)
Malaria infection
429
14.2
(9.6 ; 18.8)
     P. falciparum
197/429
45.9
(41.8 ; 50.1)
     P. vivax
186
43.4
(38.1 ; 48.7)
     P. malariae
3
0.7
(0.0 ; 1.7)
     Mixed infections
43
10.0
(6.9 ; 13.1)
Asymptomatic infections
377
87.9
(81.3 ; 94.5)
     Parasite density/(geometric mean):



     P. falciparum
139.2

(111.5 ; 173.7)
     P. vivax
67.7

(57.8 ; 79.4)
     P. malariae
140.7

(54.1 ; 365.5)

Thang et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:28   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-28

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